Garbage chute and receptacle.



N. W. LOWE'.- GARBAGE CHUTE AND REGBPTAGLB.

APPLICATION .FILED AUG. 7, 1909.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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'i Omaha; inthe county-fof Douglas and tate` f This'. invention l relatesto improvements in'1 -whereby:Jnanufactli're :may beleconomicalfinly to cover said openin posed adjacent openings 4:, and it will bep 'UNITED smrns .rArnNT onnion. l

of -Nebraska,\have inventedicertain new.L and useful Improvements in Garbage Chutes specification. 4

garbagenchute-jand receptacle, and hasjor its objectbroadly, to-fprovide means for .the4 deposit and-l temporary, storage of garbage Vfor large buildin residences or tenementA housespiwhich `wi l be convenient, 'both .for,

de vvositin'g and-frernovingthei 'wi l'besanitary .in use; fandstn e Linvention 1 has reference to certain structural-@features With these and4 other: 'objects iin `vievv tliel invention discloses a novel combination 4and arrangement 'of parts, as described j.herein, ,V pointed out by the appendcd-.clairnsygiii asV illustraleddn :thea drawing, "itl-being 'un' er` f stood .thatehanges in size, form, proportion and minor detailsmay be made 'within' the scope of the claims, without 'departing'.from thevspirit orsacriiicing any of -the advantaoes of the invention. 1 Y ngthe. accompanying drawing-'forming a .part of thea plication, Figure 1 is a vertical, sectiona viewof a garbage cliutenqid, receptacle embodying my 1nvention.. Hg 4'3 is-avertica'l, front view of a movable barrier'- or doorffor -thedraininnl receptacle;` Fig 3 represents a modified fn'm of g'arbagecan or receptacle, Vto, be considered in connection with tlie,application. zFig. 4 is a detail relating to'F 1g. 1, to clearly show mountingof the inner'door.. l -v Referring now to the-'drawing `:for a more particular description, by numerals 1 are in` dicatcd f supports for an upright-garbage chute 2,.-andtl1ese supports mayibe the several porch floors or other oors of a building. Galvanized iron sheets is a. preferred material for constructing the chute, and it may be secured to the supports inany convenient manner, as by brackets 3. At 4, at oppositesides of the chute and above floors or supports 1, are indicated openings, and doors 5 are hinfred at their ulpper ends to the wall of the chute, and may ang dependvt 6 are indicated incglined aprons on spouts, secured upon the chutes and dis- ,w- LOWE,..QE 'ommefarrmsxw AplilioafcionliledlAiigirstfi,

`made, liowever,7base 12 maybe and 'dr'v' garbage .may befdisposed thereon andfxvill tall downvvard ywithln,V the draining redept-acle indicated atv7 the material causing doors-5 to swing inwardlyat the time of the deposits 'ment1one,d; andhineed lids 8 are employed -.to cover-*spouts G. bly Vthe arrangement as Adescribedithe chute i 1n ay be employed by the tenautsor occiipfantsyupon several` floors ,ofafbu1ld1ngr Without interference, at` any time-,and oilensive odors may be practically eliminated.

.1 At; Slisjndicated a containerf-or outer re ccptacle'liaving a cylindrical body portion "1Q-preferably havingaconiciil yd oinell con- .'gnectlng 'at its upper endl with chute v 2, and

providedlgivithz-a.base 12 formed as an inn'aln cases-Where Vsewer connection cannot be rovided with suitable means, as lfaucet 1 4-, or Withdran/ino the liquid contents ivhich has been drain'cdhfrom container 7; and said outer receptacle may be supported u )on the ground by any suitable means, as by llegs 15.

Iprovide. an inner container' or drainino receptacle- 7, its 'side wall 113 and inclined bottom 17 Ibeing perforated and having an open top 1S in communicaiion with the chute. It is cylindrical inform, and has a diameter sullieicnlly less than that of body lO of receptacle 9 so that an annular chamlier orrecess l!) will'be provided therebetween. -A

ltwill be understood Ithat receptacle 7 will operate'as a separator, and when mixed garbagei'alls therein from the chute,-the liquid portion will pass through the perforations formed in thebottom and wall oi this receptacle into the base 12 of receptacle 9the capaci-ty of annular chamber 19 beine 'ade uute tov permit this passage of said liquid Apart after the inclined 'bottom has been covered,V or the draining receptacle has been partly filled with coarserl accumula- 'r Patented irai-1,7, ii91 o.

fvcnted cones.andltlie'lovye;terminalot' the f base mayfoev provided wlithLenit-pipe 13' for fuse-"Where sexxenkconnection may. b 'e made.

tions. At E20-is shown a, brace, extending between and 'having bearings u on' both the lower, convergent Wall of the )ase and the bottom 17, this being for the purpose of sustaining the weight of said accumulations.

In the respective walls of the outer receptacle and draining receptacle are provided ad jacent openings 21 and 2Q, these openings being formed at an'altitude somewhat above g, y y i 958,265 i the lowest part of the inclinedY bottom 17,. and as a, barrier to confine the garbage within the draining receptacle, I provide the door 23 having a. curvature corresponding to that of annular chamber 19, and preferably having rotatable supports or Wheels 24 secured upon or nearv its lower edge. A horizontal circular platform 25, for the support of the wheels, spans the space between the walls of the receptacles, this platform being somewhat below the adjacent edges of' said wall openings to form a curved groove. or channel within which the wheels may be seated, so that' lateral strains upon -the door may be resisted; and below opening 21, upon wall 10 is mounted door 26,.

The construct-ion thus describedconsists of few'parts, and the material required and preferably employed, is comparatively inexpensive, and, by use of the herein described' chute and garbage receptacle, the objectionable handling of individual garbage cans from one floor to another, maybe avoided.

In operation, doors 23 and 2 6 being closed, both wet and dry garbage which passes downward within the chute, will be received' within the `draining receptacle. The liquid parts of the garbage may be drawn from the faucet, according to the construction shownin Fig. 3, or may pass through pipe 13, as illustrated in Fig. 1. When it is desired to remove the contents of the draining receptacle, door 26 may be swung downward and door 23 moved sidewise, and the contents may be conveniently removed, the inelination of bottom 17 facilitating,r this operation, door 2G in its lowered position, at this time, operating as a chute.

It will be noted that, since openings 21 and 22 are formed in the walls, as explained, at an altitude above the lowest part of inclined bottoni 17, this feature will tend to prevent the liquid parts passing from the draining receptacle out of the doors.

It is understood, of course, that the perforations of the draining reeeptacle niay become'closed from action of greasy acciunulations, but at the time of removal of the contents, as above mentioned, the inner sur# face of this receptacle may be conveniently scrubbed. Also at this time, by use of proper liquid detergents the entire chute may be cleansed and kept in a sanitary condition.

Fig, 3 illustrates a garbage can having no -domeor chute, and it is provided -with a cover 27. l It may be provided with the same devices as receptacle 9 shownn Fi 1, ex-` cept 'that a faucet may be 'used for rawing the liquid partsofthe garbage and when thus Vconstructed it Wo vcnient,-portab1e garba e can. In man instances garbage is of va ue for stock 'fee ing,

arts `have a. certain .vvalue,'

andl the, liquid y and it is'desir'ab e to separate the liquid portion 'from the coarser' parts and for 'residences, whereno, chute would be required,

thisiconstructio'n would be useful.

Tt should 4be explained,`with reference to the door openings, that the upper edge 28 of casing 10 is materially higher than'edge l 29 of casing 16, these edges'fforming'the lower and 2,2; and platform 25-is perforations 30 communicating With the parts 'of the respectiveopenings 21 funnellshaped bottom 12 of thefouter recep-' tacle, whereby the .wet portion of the garbage is prevented from passing'the outer opening 21 of the receptacle. i r Having fully s 'explained my.- invention, what I .claim and desire to secure by Letteis Patent is',v-V i" d provide a con-` rovided with In devicesfor the purposes! combination with a cylindrical container` having an intake at its upper end and-provided with a funnel shaped lower terminal with an exit way therein, and having aside aperture, of a drainln r receptacle having a cylindrical, perforated wall and dis osed interiorly of the container to provi e between its wall and the wall of the container y an annular chamber, saiddraining receptacle being provided with an inclined boty NELLIE W. LOWE. A

'Witnessesz y HIRAM A. STUnoi-:s: ARTHUR STURGES. A 

